The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep. (Laurence J. Peter)

The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep.

Laurence J. Peter

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